Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and John F. Kennedy were married on the morning of September 12, 1953, in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island. The more than eight hundred guests included
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John F. Kennedy joined the US Navy in 1941 and was stationed in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific during World War II. Commanding the Patrol Torpedo Craft (PT) PT 109, Lieutenant Kennedy and
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The following Irish folk song inspired the title of the memoir, Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, jointly written by John F. Kennedy aides David F. Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell (in collaboration with
The following is a provisional list of national television appearances by John F. Kennedy up through September 19, 1960. It does not include most spot news, stock news, newsreel, or Committee Hearings
Accession Number: IFP:83B Description: Appearing before the press in Washington, DC in the Senate Caucus Room, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy launched his presidential campaign with youthful
Accession Number: IFP:140 Title: Address to the Houston Ministers Conference, 12 September 1960 Date(s) of Materials: 12 September 1960 Description: Motion picture of Senator John F. Kennedy
Click here for multilingual versions of this speech. Accession Number: TNC:262-EX Title: Excerpt from a Report to the American People on Civil Rights, 11 June 1963 Date(s) of Materials: 11 June 1963
Accession Number: WH-132-002 Title: Radio and Television Address on the Situation at the University of Mississippi, 30 September 1962 Date(s) of Materials: 30 September 1962 Physical Description: 1
This segment features archival footage covering highlights of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 trip to Europe. Included are scenes of President and Mrs. Kennedy in Paris, France; President Kennedy
Accession Number: USG:2B-1 Title: Excerpt from "One Day in Berlin" Date(s) of Materials: 26 June 1963 Description: Motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy's visit to Berlin, Germany
Radio and Television Remarks on the Dismantling of Soviet Missile Bases in Cuba, November 2, 1962. Running time: 1:51 minutes Date: 11/02/1962 Creator: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Accession Number: WH-053-001 Title: Remarks to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 12 October 1961 Date(s) of Materials: 12 October 1961 Physical Description: 1 audio tape/reel
Accession Number: USG:3S-1 Title: President Kennedy Views Firepower Demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 12 October 1961 Date(s) of Materials: 12 October 1961 Description: Silent motion
This segment features archival footage covering highlights of President John F. Kennedy’s European trip in the summer of 1963. Included are scenes from of President Kennedy in West Berlin; President
Accession Number: WHN:28 Title: Funeral Services for President John F. Kennedy, November 1963: 23-25 Date(s) of Materials: November 1963: 23-25 Description: Motion picture covering funeral services
Accession Number: WHN:17 Title: The Last Two Days, November 1963: 21-22 Date(s) of Materials: November 1963: 21-22 Description: Motion picture covering highlights of the final two days in the life of
The movement to gain women access to the ballot box was a long-fought battle that resulted in the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920. Discover some of the symbols of power that suffragists and their supporters used in their historic fight as you make your own history-based crafts.
Throughout American history, democracy has required the active participation of everyday citizens. The Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech and the freedom of assembly. During the early 1960s, people took part in protests, gave speeches, and marched in support of civil rights. Explore these activities inspired by historic examples, and prepare for your own civic engagement for a cause or candidate you support today!
“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” In 1962, President John F. Kennedy told a cheering crowd of more than 40,000
PX96-33:17 05 June 1961 (L-R): Prince Phillip, Jacqueline Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth II, and President John F. Kennedy at Buckingham Palace in London, UK Please credit: "Photograph in the collection at
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John F. Kennedy had a lifelong love of the sea. He enjoyed sailing from a young age and even taught his siblings and wife, Jacqueline to sail on his own sailboat, the Victura. Explore President Kennedy's passion for the sea with hands-on nautical crafts.
President Kennedy set a goal of landing a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts—Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr.—realized President Kennedy's dream. Follow American astronauts from the first sub-orbital flight to the first steps on the Moon with hands-on space activities.